The Beginning (concerts)

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The Beginning Massive Stadium Tour
Tour by The Black Eyed Peas
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Promotional poster for the concert in Madrid
Associated album The Beginning
Start dateJune 22, 2011 (2011-06-22)
End dateNovember 23, 2011 (2011-11-23)
Legs1
No. of shows1 in Asia
9 in Europe
6 in North America
2 in South America
18 Total
The Black Eyed Peas concert chronology

The Beginning Massive Stadium Tour was the fourth concert tour by American hip hop group The Black Eyed Peas, in support of the group's sixth studio album The Beginning (2010). It was the last tour to feature Fergie as a member of the group, as well as the last before the group's official hiatus, lasting until 2015. [1]

Contents

Opening acts

Set list

  1. "Rock That Body"
  2. "Meet Me Halfway"
  3. "Just Can't Get Enough"
  4. "The Best One Yet (The Boy)"
  5. "Bebot" ( apl.de.ap & Taboo solo)
  6. "Don't Phunk with My Heart"
  7. "My Humps"
  8. "Shut Up"
  9. "Don't Stop the Party"
  10. "Imma Be"
  11. "Joints & Jam"
  12. "Glamorous" / "Big Girls Don't Cry" (Fergie solo)
  13. "OMG" / "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" / "Smells Like Teen Spirit" / "Gettin' Over You (Sidney Samson Remix)" / "When Love Takes Over (Electro Radio Edit)" / "White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)" / "Thriller" / "Otherside" / "Song 2" / "T.H.E. (The Hardest Ever)" (will.i.am DJ set)
  14. "Party Rock Anthem"
  15. "Freestyle Break"
  16. "Let's Get It Started"
  17. "Pump It"
  18. "Light Up the Night"
  19. "Where Is the Love?"
  20. "We Can Be Anything" ( apl.de.ap solo)
Encore
  1. "Boom Boom Pow"
  2. "The Time (Dirty Bit)"
  3. "I Gotta Feeling"
Additional Information
  • During the performance in London, The Peas were joined onstage by David Guetta to perform "I Gotta Feeling".

Source: [2]

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenueSupporting act(s)
Europe [3]
June 22, 2011 Saint-Denis France Stade de France David Guetta
June 24, 2011Natalia Kills
Stromae
June 25, 2011
June 28, 2011 Düsseldorf Germany Esprit Arena Tinie Tempah
Natalia Kills
July 1, 2011 [A] LondonEngland Hyde Park —
July 3, 2011 Werchter Belgium Rock Werchter
July 6, 2011 Staffordshire England Alton Towers Resort Parade
Labrinth
LMFAO
July 8, 2011 [B] Kildare Ireland Punchestown Racecourse
July 14, 2011 Madrid Spain Estadio Vicente Calderón David Guetta
North America [4] [5] [6] [7]
July 29, 2011 White Sulphur Springs United States Greenbrier Classic —
July 30, 2011 Columbia Merriweather Post Pavilion
September 3, 2011 Minot North Dakota State Fair
September 23, 2011 [C] Paradise MGM Grand
September 30, 2011New York City Central Park
Asia [8]
October 25, 2011 Pasay Philippines SM Mall of Asia Concert Grounds —
South America [9]
November 12, 2011 [D] Paulínia Brazil SWU Music & Arts —
November 15, 2011 Asunción Paraguay Jockey Club
North America [10]
November 23, 2011 Miami Gardens United States Sun Life Stadium Sean Kingston
Jason Derulo
T-Pain
CeeLo Green
Queen Latifah
Music festivals and other miscellaneous performances
A This concert is a part of the Wireless Festival concert series. [11]
B This concert is a part of the Oxegen concert series. [12]
C This concert is a part of the iHeartRadio concert series. [13]
D This concert is a part of the SWU Music & Arts concert series. [14]

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